Best places: Parks in Oakland, United States

Sprawling forest featuring redwood groves & rare wildlife, plus trails, picnic areas & campsites.

Dog-friendly woodland park on 500 acres boasting rustic trails, meadows & picnic sites.

Leafy nature area with a big lake, hiking trails & a disc golf course, popular for fishing & biking.

This paved biking, walking & running trail winds through multiple towns for 22 miles.

208-acre preserve with hiking & equestrian trails, plus views of nearby cities & San Francisco Bay.

This open, largely undeveloped park is the habitat for many native plants & animals.

An 82-acre park in a stand of second-growth redwoods, popular for picnics & recreational sports.

Long-standing zoo features 850+ native & exotic animals, a wildlife theater & educational programs.

👍👍 Really nice natural trails and park. There is a great mix of both dirt and boardwalk trails. The beautiful boardwalk path leads to a nice lakeside dock at Lake Apopka. The views are spectacular! Very cool and informative exhibit center/museum. Everything is free! Can’t beat that! As with any other n...

This 241-acre wooded preserve features a self-guided, botanic interpretive trail & restrooms.

Urban, lakeside retreat offering swim & picnic areas, a fishing dock, trails & playgrounds.

This narrow, terraced park once held a cascading, Italian-inspired water feature between its stairs.

Wetland shorebird preserve offering trails, fishing, picnic areas, a boathouse & rental facilities.

Park featuring creekside hiking trails, picnic areas, playgrounds, a pool & a recreational center.

👍👍 Open trails, amazing views, pleasant surprises around every turn

👍👍 It was our time at Ripley Beach in two years! They have a brand new playground with a squishy mat underneath, including new slides, swings, and lots of things to climb. Most of the trees that had been growing by the beach are gone. There was a new area of prairie restoration near the center of the g...

👍👍 Never tell anyone how good this trail is. Pick up trash. Curb your pet. Please be kind or be gone.

Public preserve with trails, BBQs, an amphitheater & sweeping views of the bay & San Francisco.

👍👍 Magnificent views. Definitely worth the stop.